Wells constituency has a well known MP (Tessa Munt), local councillors, a growing membership and and many committed activists. There is now an opportunity for the right person to join our team.

We are seeking a full-time Campaign Organiser to be a key member of our team, leading our campaigning in support of our MP, Councillors and candidates. Our goals are to have Tessa re-elected as our MP and to increase our representation on local councils.

Local MP Tessa Munt has said she is 'over the moon' as research revealed thousands more apprentices are progressing into Higher Education after finishing their apprenticeships. Research published by the Business Department*, where Tessa has a role supporting the Secretary of State, show that almost 20 in every 100 Advanced Apprentices moved into Higher Education following the completion of their apprenticeships.

Today, Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg launched the Liberal Democrats' 2014 European election campaign. The launch took place in Colchester at a rally with activists and supporters, followed by a public town hall-style Q&A session hosted by Heart FM.

After continuous campaigning, local MP Tessa Munt is celebrating one of
several Lib Dem wins in last week's Budget with the announcement of
another rise in the tax threshold - the amount you earn before paying tax
- to £10,500.

This further increase will deliver a further £100 tax cut to low and
middle income earners

Thanks to the Lib Dems, 225,000 people in Somerset will get yet another
income tax cut of £100 in 2015, meaning low and middle income earners
will be £800 better off by the time of the next election.

In the run-up to the 2010 General Election, the Lib Dems' main manifesto
push was to raise the threshold when tax was taken from Labour's £6,475
to at least £10,000, which has happened. The Lib Dems have pressed for
more rises - and their next aim is a tax threshold of £12,500, the
full-time pay of an adult on the minimum wage. Last week's Budget
delivered one more step on the way to that point.

Commenting after the Budget Statement, Tessa said:

"The Lib Dems have already delivered workers a £700 tax cut by raising
the tax threshold to £10,000. Now we've gone even further, which is
amazing when you think back to the Party leaders' debates before the 2010
election, when David Cameron said: "I would love to take everyone out of
their first £10,000 of income tax, Nick... We cannot afford it". And
whilst Labour claims it is the Party with a conscience, it had 13 years
to make sweeping changes like these, but chose not to."

"I want to see a much more progressive tax system in the UK. This is
just the start. This Budget, with Lib Dem policies at its centre, shows
what can be done when there are Lib Dems in Government!"

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg used his speech to Liberal Democrat conference to announce that all pupils at infant schools in England are to get free school lunches from September 2014, with equivalent funding for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In addition, disadvantaged students at sixth form colleges and further education colleges in England will also be eligible for free school meals also from next September. Money is also being provided for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but as education is a devolved issue, it will be up to those running schools there to decide whether to spend the money on free lunches.